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A review by dingakaa
The Power by Naomi Alderman
5.0
I feel spoiled that the beginning of this reading list is populated by heavyweight titan titles; The Power is no exception.
Content aside, I was so struck by.... grammar? Maybe it's because Selby, and Jordan, and Murakami deploy a much more fluid thought-to-paper filter, but this book felt like a brilliant story deployed with military precision. The words were CRISP. The sentences were deliberate. It was a clarion call.
And the story... Every page hit me in the chest. The message was clear, and yet, it wasn't on the nose. I was entertained, and then I was horrified and entertained, and then I was pensive and horrified and entertained. I don't believe there are new ideas in this book about sex and gender, but it's a new lens. For allies, it will provoke a new approach. For dissenters (read: reactionaries), it may stir something previously unthought. Ultimately, this book promotes progress, and the thoughtful and impactful nature in which it is done means it should be at the top of everyone's list.
Content aside, I was so struck by.... grammar? Maybe it's because Selby, and Jordan, and Murakami deploy a much more fluid thought-to-paper filter, but this book felt like a brilliant story deployed with military precision. The words were CRISP. The sentences were deliberate. It was a clarion call.
And the story... Every page hit me in the chest. The message was clear, and yet, it wasn't on the nose. I was entertained, and then I was horrified and entertained, and then I was pensive and horrified and entertained. I don't believe there are new ideas in this book about sex and gender, but it's a new lens. For allies, it will provoke a new approach. For dissenters (read: reactionaries), it may stir something previously unthought. Ultimately, this book promotes progress, and the thoughtful and impactful nature in which it is done means it should be at the top of everyone's list.